Media goes down the well!
A week back i was amused to see all the news channels giving all their time to a kid being rescued from a well in Haryana. Camera showed live what the kid was doing deep down. La reality TV! The news papers were not to be left behind. All the news papers had it as the lead stories. The Times of India, The Vijay Times etc announced Prince gets second life etc. Nice headlines...I almost thought that the kid was a prince of some state...and read only to learn that is a 5-year old kid who had fallen into a newly dug uncovered well.
Quite interestinly the army had been called on for rescue. There were pledges from politicians that they would even get rescue from abroad if needed. Thats not all... After the child's family has been promised Rs 2 lakh and all the army personnel involved get Rs50,000 each. Cool deal. Just made me wonder how lucky people get inspite of being irresponsible. Now the Haryana Govt. has annouced free education for the child. God bless him..
But the media forgot report the farmers committing suicide in Vidharba. There is a lack of serious reports on pressing issues Infant mortality, mal nutrition and many more. And we thought space and time constraints the MEDIA.
Quite interestinly the army had been called on for rescue. There were pledges from politicians that they would even get rescue from abroad if needed. Thats not all... After the child's family has been promised Rs 2 lakh and all the army personnel involved get Rs50,000 each. Cool deal. Just made me wonder how lucky people get inspite of being irresponsible. Now the Haryana Govt. has annouced free education for the child. God bless him..
But the media forgot report the farmers committing suicide in Vidharba. There is a lack of serious reports on pressing issues Infant mortality, mal nutrition and many more. And we thought space and time constraints the MEDIA.
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